I am looking for a good supernatural/horror film or even better, film maker. There are tons of supernatural or horror themed films but most seem to be absolutely rubbish. Any suggestions?

- Juan Antonio Bayona – The Orphanage (2007)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464141/
- Neil Marshall – Dog Soldiers (2002) & The Descent (2005)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0551076/
- Jaume Balagueró & Paco Plaza – [Rec] (2007) & [Rec] 2 (2009)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0049371/

I have a Canon HG21 which shoots HD in regular 16×9, but i really want to film in 2:35:1 to make it look like a real film, how can I?

you can letterbox the 16:9 video in your computer video editor so it would emulated the letterbox used in a 2.35:1 film transfer. when shooting with the camcorder you need to "protect" the image, remembering that the very top and bottom of the viewfinder image will be lost to cropping.

funny that you want your 16:9 to look like "real film", because many real film directors protect for 16:9 ratio so that the movie will work on DVD widescreen. DVD sales is where most of the movie release money is made.

I know that in the present, a lot of major motion pictures still have many scenes shot on film, then digitally transferred for editing. However, there some major films which use digital cameras exclusively. I also know that most movie theaters still project films using actual analog film, rather than digitally project it, which some theaters are starting to do for certain films. I was wondering how exactly the finished movie is transferred from a digital source to film.

The device is called a film recorder.

The recording is the final step in a process called Digital Intermediate (DI):

I noticed that the film Metropolis is an anime film, but films like spirited away and princess mononoke are listed as just animated films?
Why is this?

There is no difference between Anime and Hayao Miyazaki’s films. They are both considered Anime. The reason that Miyazaki’s films are categorized that way is mainly due to U.S. marketing. Most of Miyazaki’s films were bought by the Disney cooperation with the understanding that they would not change the films. Since Disney is trying to market them more toward children they categorize them as animated to stem confusion.

The only film they released under their Miramax title, Princess Mononoke, is more easily received as Anime. It is geared more toward adults and as such was categorized differently. Overall though rating doesn’t really matter when classifying Anime. It is just simply animated films and television shows from that region.

I found my old polaroid camera which is a Fujifilm Instax 100, I want to use it but i just need film. I know it needs Fujifilm instax instant film but they have loads of types like mini and wide angle etc which one do i buy ?

Instax Wide is the one for you.
The "wide" isn’t wide angle, just a wide picture – seperates it from the Instax Mini.

This one…
http://www.amazon.com/Fujifilm-INSTAX-TWIN-PACK-Instant/dp/B00005NPPQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1282032540&sr=8-2

Do they just go and ask big companies if they want fund the films?
What type of company or people do they generally approach to do this kind of thing?
Do an independent film-maker and an independent animated film-maker do this kind of thing differently?

Some the ways that fund films are we throw parties for another filmmaker to get them started not much money there yet good eats. Even more in the Chicago area there are a few bars that allow the setting up of the funds to go the film thats brought to the bar.

Best way is sponsors for films thats kinda how the real films do it latest film we did we set it up with some of the business to film at their sites and they would be in the film. For a few bucks they get a POV Point Of View of their store when the scene starts there. Now to get more we would set the scene to the DVD chapter markers start at the scene of the business. The last part is to show clients that the money that they donate to the film they get top billing for the film when we show it at the theaters or other areas as well.
Now the what you have to show is that your film will be seen by no less than so many people and that the investment is worth it, it’s great for small community files as everyone likes to see themselves in the film as well as the DVDs
There are other methods as well as there are a few Film Forums that you should join to help get more info as well.

If you watch the new movie piranha trailer, there is a scene where college students are partying, I want to know the name of the techno song playing and the artist. Thanks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN0gIGZK9KE

…that’s all I need to say
(and spread this to at least 5 close friends if it helped)

I really loved and enjoyed the movie Ramona and Beezus! I would LOVE to own a movie poster for the film! One of the large ones not something I could print out of my home-printer! How do I get one?? Thanks!

go on amazon or ebay

I am planning to take film studies course to fulfill my humanities context credit requirement. I am not familiar with this course very much. Can somebody please outline the works or the things that you have to do in film studies course to get a good GPA?
If you have further knowledge about humanities courses please address me to a course that will allow my to earn a high GPA on my first undergraduate year in university. I am neither an English fan nor history.

I go to Brock, and I also took Intro to Film in first year for my Humanities credit.

Basically, if you were good at literary analysis in English class last year, then you’ll do well in Film too. Film Studies analyzes film for metaphors and symbolism and all that stuff. More unique to the film genre, you’ll also have to explain the effectiveness of things like placement of objects in the scene, lighting, unique audio characteristics, or any other directorial decision. Also, you’ll learn a bit about film history and a bit about different camera shots.

Pro-tip:
Make sure you watch all of the movies. One class a week will be "move day", and if you miss the movie then try to find it online. Newer movies usually aren’t too hard to find, but not everything you watch will be available outside of class.

I know what the border dimensions of a movie poster are but does anyone know what the other dimensions are?as far as spacing of text and the production info at the bottom/font?

There aren’t any official specifications for font size, font, or letter spacing, etc. It’s really up to the designer in cooperation with the powers-that-be from the film/studio. Depending on who you work for, there may be a style guide that specifies that your company uses a specific typeface, a specific point size, etc. You might be required to provide certain information in a certain way (who gets credit first, producers or director? how many actors will be listed? etc…)

In general, the text at the bottom of film posters tends to be in an ultra-condensed typeface, which helps you fit more information into a relatively small area. It also tends to be in a light weight (the stroke of the letters themselves are thin) and in a low-contrast color to avoid drawing too much attention to itself.

In poster design, you want to think about 3 levels of view: 1) far away (it needs to convey its message to a person standing pretty far away); 2) close-up (obviously, it should still be attractive and have good typography for someone standing 2 feet away to read); and 3) medium (from about 15 feet away, I should be able to see the text at the bottom, and maybe make out a few recognizable names ("Director" or "Meryl Streep" etc.). So aim for that when you’re setting type.